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wild pitch
wild pitchn. Baseball An erratic pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that enables a base runner to advance.wild′ pitch′
n. a pitched baseball that the catcher misses and could not be expected to catch, resulting in a base runner's or runners' advancing. Compare passed ball. [1865–70, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | wild pitch - an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a basepitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter |
wild pitch
wild pitchIn baseball, a pitch that is too high, too low, or too far to either side for the catcher to control, thus allowing a runner to advance to another base. Otero's wild pitch allowed the Blue Jays' runner to make it up to third base, and the line drive by the next batter sent him home to earn a tie-breaking run.See also: pitch, wildwild pitchA careless statement or action, as in Calling comic books great literature-that's a wild pitch. This term comes from baseball, where it signifies a pitched ball so far off target that the catcher misses it, enabling a base runner to advance. [Mid-1900s] See also: pitch, wildAcronymsSeeWPwild pitch
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